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Old 05-14-2020, 12:05 PM   #226
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Wow. Lot's of time into this beauty. Great work!
Indeed. It's not over yet lol. Thank you Choo.

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Nooice bugEYE dude
hahaha Thanks man!

Finally have all the pcs paint matched ready to go for the day I find some aggressive bronze CE's
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Old 05-14-2020, 12:57 PM   #227
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There is light at the end of the tunnel. Beautiful work all around!
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Old 05-17-2020, 02:34 PM   #228
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HAHA Thanks P!

Time for some horns. After the incident I decided I was going to do a new horn setup with a pretty harness (hehe) and I left the old ones with the body shop, his son had a mazda 3, figured it would be a cool gift.

The urgency - I was cut off badly last week, I felt so dumb; hitting the horn to be met with silence....



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Old 05-17-2020, 07:10 PM   #229
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good call on the all black!
maybe its because I am an old timer, but I am not a fan of the horns visible through the fascia.
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Old 05-19-2020, 10:54 AM   #230
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HAHA same here, never been a fan of her visibility either.
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Old 05-19-2020, 11:50 AM   #231
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good call on the all black!
maybe its because I am an old timer, but I am not a fan of the horns visible through the fascia.
Amen... Ill never understand why people accentuate a horn by painting it bright colors I'd rather see a FMIC, Chassis bracing, or an oil cooler behind the grill
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Old 05-20-2020, 02:31 AM   #232
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X2 Jeff! I've always thought that colored horns were awkward. I bought red because black was out of stock.

Horns installed 10x cleaner than before with a cleaner harness vs random exposed wires and terminals. Everything was shielded and heat shrunk.






The saddest part about the horn install was realizing the grill was snapped in 3 areas. I don't know when and where it took place but it sucks. Rather than cry about it all day I just mixed some 2 part epoxy and will give it some time to set before doubling up.


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Old 05-20-2020, 09:51 AM   #233
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Man that build is going to be epic with that front bumper
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Old 05-20-2020, 02:01 PM   #234
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can't wait for it to be back on the road!! and with a BIG wing!
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Old 05-21-2020, 01:04 AM   #235
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Man that build is going to be epic with that front bumper
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can't wait for it to be back on the road!! and with a BIG wing!
HAHA I've been waiting for a while now on the new WANG!!!

DSLR practice. If I had time to setup the trip-pod before getting kicked out this shot could have been a skosh better
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Old 05-21-2020, 01:09 AM   #236
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X2 Jeff! I've always thought that colored horns were awkward. I bought red because black was out of stock.

Horns installed 10x cleaner than before with a cleaner harness vs random exposed wires and terminals. Everything was shielded and heat shrunk.






The saddest part about the horn install was realizing the grill was snapped in 3 areas. I don't know when and where it took place but it sucks. Rather than cry about it all day I just mixed some 2 part epoxy and will give it some time to set before doubling up.



Hey man that sucks about the grill. A friend of mine showed me a quick alternative to using epoxy, you mix super-glue(Gorilla, Krazy etc.) with baking soda powder and it basically turns into this super hard substance and can be used to bond all types of plastic stuff.
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Old 05-21-2020, 01:30 AM   #237
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Dude that is nuts. I will try it next time. Thankfully I already had the epoxy on hand.
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Old 05-27-2020, 10:58 AM   #238
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Old 06-01-2020, 02:02 AM   #239
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Purchased some blue mats today thanks to @imallbob


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Old 06-02-2020, 11:57 PM   #240
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Old 06-04-2020, 12:45 AM   #241
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Thank you sir. I wish I could say I was 100% satisfied. The more I comb through the car bit by bit the more I see "mint with flares" flee haha.

Cheers to imperfectly perfect.




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Old 06-07-2020, 01:22 AM   #242
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Took a clients head to the machine shop and I figured I may as well take mine. Just sucks the more I think about the new setup my headache grows lol......anyone else?
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Old 06-21-2020, 07:43 PM   #243
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Found some goodies on offer up. The future just became more reliable. If anyone has experience with CSS, I'm going or I'd like to look into making this block closed deck via CNC CSS. Share your experience and thoughts please.

A beautifully seasoned sleeved block w/ crank, the crank will be for sale, it does need a micro polish.


100mm Wiseco, missing rings.


HAPPY FATHERS DAY LADS

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Old 07-02-2020, 01:17 AM   #244
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Minor updates on engine B. Rings ordered from wiseco.

Today Crank and case bolts arrived. Trying to decide which rods I wish to go with right now, so expect some updates when those arrive.





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Old 07-07-2020, 12:26 AM   #245
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Bitter sweet updates - Heard a pop on the fwy coming home Friday eve and made it home, so these old achilles are awesome in my book in this regard.



Spent today, my birthday, buying new tires, yay me.





Given the new fatty fit, I think it's time for a proper coilover....



in the name of forward progress, piston rings arrived today.
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Old 07-08-2020, 01:16 AM   #246
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Well today I went to raise the car to make room for the new rubber, it did not come as a surprise but the yr old cheeapbay coilovers w/ less than 10k miles on them, gave up the ghost. Oil covered in dust, so it could have been a month or so ago that it happened as I recall the suspension being a bit rougher than normal.

For the past 4hrs I've been reading A LOT of suspension posts across various forums. I'm torn between the following RCE Tarmac II's > RSR I sport > Bill B16 > ST XTA. Yes, cost is a huge factor at the moment with all my projects going on. As of RN I'm leaning towards the RSR as they leave room for growth for a reasonable price. I'm waiting to hear back on the TII's and I'll make my final choice soon.

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Old 07-08-2020, 06:57 AM   #247
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Not sure what price range the coils are in for the ones you listed. But have you checked out Feal's 441?
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Old 07-08-2020, 06:35 PM   #248
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Yessir I did. I've read many reviews about them and I'm impressed with their new ADJ. bumpstop, in fact I was planning on going that route because of the BS kit, but, for whatever reason I can't commit to a set of those.....IDK why. I'd really like to give the German design a chance I guess.
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Old 07-10-2020, 12:56 AM   #249
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Well boys I'm down to two choices and reality has set in. The biggest deciding factor for these top two candidates would be usage. My current usage vs. what I aspire to be, tells me I'm not ready for anything else. How do I choose which? IDK....we will see

RCE SS-1 & The RSR Sports I



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I'm not too familiar with them, but my impression from seeing a few reviews and from Moto Miwa's posts on here is that they are a good street coilover not necessarily intended for the track. Naturally you can track the car stock, but....

Our RCE T2s are a little more hardcore. A little more track oriented with firmer spring rates and lots of usable damping available (i.e. not overly stiff for the sake of being stiff). They're 2 way damping adjustable, so you do have flexibility and they do ride very well on the street. You can really dial them in (and we can help you with that, even from here).

I've got a lot of family in Dubai and Sharjah...I'll be out there for a BBQ one of these days.

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I'd describe the $500 difference as being an extra level of adjustability, capability and quality versus the RS*R Sports-i coil overs on my car.

The RS*Rs work great 'out of the box' for aa good price. They're an 'easy' option and pretty capable at handling everything I've asked them to do (daily driving, fast road driving, auto cross, circuit work and hoonage).

The RCE T2s, if well set up, would probably give me an extra edge on the track though, while riding better on the road. The RS*Rs reach the edge on their comfort envelope when cornering very hard on rough or uneven road surfaces and they do pretty dang well on the track and that's that.

With something like the RCE T2s I could tune the car in such a way as to absorb the bumps better. If I were competing I could dial them in just-so to shave another few tenths off my times at the track by playing with the valving and different spring rates if needed, without exceeding the envelope that the dampers are designed for.

With the RCE T2s you're also getting slightly beefier KWV3 Clubsport hardware for the same price as regular KWV3s, which isn't a bad deal.

If you're OK with putting in a little more work on the setup with the higher end coil overs you'll definitely see better results and if those better results and adjustability are worth $500 to then there you go. There's a bit of a learning curve involved in appreciating the difference as well though, mind you. Source - I've run KWV3s before on another car.

If you're still uncertain at this point then I'd suggest RS*Rs or Tarmac Zeros or something similar that's good quality and works 85-90% as well 'out of the box' for most people.

HTH.
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I have been looking for a street coilover that rode close to stock, but could also be tuned to handle back roads or a track day. I was looking at the KW V1s or Fortune auto 500s, but then I saw these came on the market the RCE Super Street series 1. I have been a fan of theirs and haven't heard many complaints for those that tracked their tarmac II’s. I also bought a set of these for my BRZ as well.

Out of the box the fit and finish is great, would expect nothing less from KW and RCE. I really liked the allen lock screw to hold the adjustment rings in, this made everything easy to dial in the ride height. The fronts do come with chamber plates. One note you will have to have rear chamber plates or modified group N mounts to install these for a 2006 sti and reuse stock top hats in the rear for the BRZ.

Install was a breeze, I just marked my chamber bolts to ensure I put them back in the same way they came out in order to not completely make a mess of the alignment (appointment this week with alignment shop). I set the perch height the same on each side for install and adjusted it after everything was installed to get each side equal fender gap (didn’t change the overall ride height much since the last set of coilovers). The overall height of the new setup was within ¼ inch of the old for each car. Having a quickjack lift system made the install and height adjustment easy.

Ride quality is excellent, the springs with the spring helpers and valving is spot on. Though compared to my blown out megan racing coilovers anything is an upgrade on the STI, the BRZ had 4 year old buddy club racing coilovers (great for track, not greatest on street). I have played with the settings (1 way adjustable only). For daily driving, I set my STI to 5 clicks in the front and 3 clicks in the rear from soft after driving it around. This allows you to easily road trip it anywhere, but still gives you mild road feedback. For my BRZ its 6 clicks in the front and 3 clicks in the rear from soft. Once both are realigned I will take them on some back roads to check what rebound is better for more grip over comfort. I am also going to add sway bars and endlinks once I get used to the current setup.

Both the STI and BRZ are both built. I linked a build sheet for my STI (https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/sho....php?t=2702762) and brz (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10323). The BRZ is equally as many mods to include a built engine with a jackson racing supercharger. I plan on doing more track days with the BRZ, though there are sadly not many close (closest is 5 hours away).


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You get a really good setup for the price with these. Rebound knob, "lowering" camber/caster plate, and much better rates than standard KWs or STs, which come with a super soft progressive rear springs and not much room in the valving to go stiffer.

Basically exactly what I've been waiting for from RCE since the T2s are expensive and you pay a lot more for a T0 than a KW v1 or ST X to mostly just get a stiffer rear spring.
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Alright so a few days ago, my friend Crystal aka QueenBRZ helped me install my new Racecomp Engineering SuperStreet-1 coilovers.

Crystal mainly does installs and car related things with her BRZ and Civic EK, yet wanted to assist me with the coilover install for my STI. (Pretty girl who likes cars and wants to help me? That’s a no brainer!)

Prior to buying these coilovers, I was really considering buying the Ohlins Road and Track coilovers for my STI, yet realized for my needs, it was overkill. I daily drive my STI and go on approximately 10 track days a year. The Ohlins are $2400+ after taxes and are a big commitment. In contrast, the Superstreet 1's are $1300 and offer the quality of KW European coilovers with chassis specific valving. Racecomp Engineering's R&D took a lot of the guess work out of properly setting up a coilover. Where as the Ohlins would require me to test, retest, and adjust the compression / rebound for track and daily driving. ALSO, I saved $1000 by buying the Superstreet-1's vs the Ohlins. My plans are now take that saved money and go Stage 2 with my STI. As a result, there is so much more win and bang for the buck with the Superstreet 1's that I almost feel foolish for even considering the Ohlins considering my needs.


So prior to the install, I took photographs of the unboxing and coilovers as they come. Initial impressions of the coilovers are nothing short of amazing! Racecomp Engineering and KW really did knock it out of the ball park when it comes to quality. Also the coilovers come front lower camber plates, which in person is truly quality. Anyways heres some pictures of the coilovers.









As for the installation, with QueenBRZ’s help it was a breeze. Not that these are marketed towards that stance life, but as we adjusted the ride height, I was surprised by how low these can go. I eventually settled on 1 1/2 finger gap all around and set the dampeners to 1 click away from full soft.

Now prior to these Superstreet-1 coilovers, I was borrowing a set of RCE Tarmac Zero’s. The Zero’s are great coilovers, but based on my impressions daily driving/canyon driving, the adjustability of the Superstreet-1’s rebound makes a WORLD of difference. I set the rebound to one click away from full soft and boy are these compliant and perfect. The Superstreet-1’s soak up the bumps and make the ride a lot more enjoyable for daily commuting.

Next I went to set the rebound to the middle dampening setting and noticed the ride was confidence inspiring. The vehicle was firm, composed, and precise as it handled low speed and high speed varying road conditions.

Also for those of you who are interested, Crystal aka QueenBRZ posted the install video on her youtube channel. I'll attach the link below


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL3SdDbLIwc


Anyways, I'll have more words as I continue enjoying these coilovers over the next few days. But for those of you on the fence or are coming from springs, dont hesitate, buy these coilovers and know you'll have zero regrets.




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Unfortunately I think this is one of the things that you have to decide for yourself by riding/driving in cars equipped with them.. I understand that's hard to do lol... I rode in TSI from El Paso FRS with fortune auto coil overs, loved it, then in robispecs KWv3.. Loved it, then in counterspace garage TIEN top of the line cool overs, which I'm not sure of the name.. Loved it... And finally with moto and in the RSR car with the sport-I.. And to be honest.. Loved it.. Lol.. Drove a car with stance.. It was better then stock, but not on par with those guys.. True that was around town and not on a track..

All said and done.. When I purchase my coils.. I'm going with.... Sport-I's.. I almost was swayed back to the FA's.. But the ride around that track at streets of willow, and how good it felt, and how hard he could turn and everything, with no harshness at all.. That's my coils.. Being as I'm a daily driver with a couple trackdays.. That's the route I'm taking.. The sports, just was on top out of all I've been in...

Now if I was a trackday monster, I'd go with different coils, a hard flip up between the TIEN and the KW
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I have the RSRs on my car and I love them for street and occasional track driving.

They're not in the same league as ASTs or KWV3s though, let alone RCE Tarmac 2s, JRZs and Ohlins though. All those shocks have more adjustability (double adjustable) and are more track focused (stiffer springs, although damping characteristics play a part).


Long story short, I don't think you'd be disappointed with the RSRs for street & light track work. I chose them based on price/performance as well as the rubber upper mounts and single adjustability for simolicity's sake.

If you're thinking of competition and/or running super sticky tires such as R comps then the higher end shocks are worth a look IMO.

You can check out Robispec and Sam Strano for all things KW. I think Matt Andrews has or had ASTs on his car. I've seen great reviews of the Tein SRCs by one vendor. Don't think there's much real world info out on the Ohlins or JRZs yet.

Personally, if I were looking at stepping up from the RSRs for competition purposes at this point in time I'd look at KW V3s from a vendor who can guide you through setting them up properly plus the fact that there's already plenty of real world info on them out there.

YMMV
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6 month+ review:

Been out on track a couple of times now, done a couple of AutoX events, done some serious canyon carving and even a bit of drifting. Whole lot of daily driving too.

Couldn't fault the car out on track. Still running the 'out of the box' Moto-P setup, the alignment I post earlier and street tires. It's not the fastest or edgiest thing I've driven but it was still surprisingly, pleasingly competent out there. Tons of grip, very neutral, very well poised over bumps and kerbing, very confidence inspiring when pushing really hard with the DSC completely off. I found that the car was also very progressive at the limits which meant that I could just dive in and enjoy the drive instead of having to worry about the car biting me or having to drive around any pronounced chassis imbalances towards either over or understeer.

When AutoXing I did encounter slight signs of understeer on very tight, brake-hard-heel-toe-REV-and-grab-first type Autocross/gymkhana obstacles but I'm hoping that some simple rubber and alignment tweaks might fix that. Or it might just be me overdriving the car like a hack, the course surface being a bit dusty etc. Minor detail.

As far as lightly competitive or very high performance use goes I'm certain that there's faster setups to be had with more extreme rubber, more aggressive/higher end coilovers, other chassis mods and a more diligent attitude to small setup tweaks (tire pressures and the like). I honestly don't feel like I'm leaving too much on the table in terms of raw capability though, even if I might well indeed be giving up a tenth of a second here or there versus a truly hard core setup. I guess we'll cross that bridge whenever somebody local shows up with another prepped ZN6 and starts turning up the heat.

Meanwhile out on the streets the car passes the 'girlfriend test' with flying colours. I don't think she's aware that the car has been modified at all. The passenger side visor always seems to be down when she's in the car because she's fond of randomly (and barely noticeably) touching up her makeup on the go. Most importantly to me, my passenger seems to feel every bit as comfortable riding shotgun as I do in the driver's seat even when I'm driving rather quickly or on rather curvy roads, or both.

What next? I might play with camber and slightly grippier street rubber from here but that's about it. It's extremely refreshing to be able to just drive to the track, bang out some runs and drive home again drama-free without feeling like I'm leaving much on the table. No hassles with changing to R-comps, fiddling with multiple suspension knobs and constantly fretting about tire pressures.

If there's one crappy attribute of this car it HAS to be the brakes in my opinion. The stock setup simply doesn't handle hard use very well and the braking deficiency suddenly becomes quite a glaring sore spot once you upgrade the rest of the chassis. Fluid/lines/pads bring things up to scratch very nicely indeed but I opted for a 4 corner Alcon BBK so I'll simply never have to think about fade again, ever.

I'm pretty broke post-BBK at the moment but at least the car's set up like a treat. Full warranty on the engine intact, breeze to daily drive and it's ready to throw down and dance hard, any where, any time. Just what I wanted.
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Yes it does, it is a two-position adjustable upper plate, not infinite multi-position adjust because RSR Sports-i uses a more comfortable rubber insert bushing and not a race use hard ball joint.
It has a range of 0 degree and 1.5 degree.
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Thanks both of your generous detailed posts and insights, yesterday I finally upgraded my RS-R SuperDown Springs to RS-R Sports-i Moto Spec Coilovers. Impression? So far, so great. Will add camber or crash bolts and wait 1 week before an alignment. Initial ride height was about .5" above spec, now is almost dead on Moto-spec. Will measure again soon.

For touring
The road comfort is very nice. They do make the car feel like it has a suspension from a more expensive car. Low speed comfort is good, however high speed comfort is greatly improved. Almost no oscillation over infamous L.A. area expansion joints. Planted, assured, and comfortable.

Spirited driving
The stroke improvement is incredible. I live in Southern California where the roads are pretty bad (even on the highways). Long sweeping turns full of bumps and broken pavement that used to unsettle the rear end now feel like they have full traction and I haven't felt the bump stops at all. At speed nothing but firm and in control. I also have noticed a slight handling bias from the previous FR-S oversteer, to the mild BRZ understeer. I'm sure this keeps street drivers quite safe. Will see if it's for me and adjust if necessary using @ultra 's recommend minor front toe out setting.

Track
Impressions after the alignment. @Moto-P When is the next '86 academy?
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Got a call from the machine shop today, seems there's a possible issue w/ the keepers and retainers, they're not seating at the top of the retainer. Brian and Danny/David at BC have been great w/ helping us resolve this, customer service A+, I should hear back tomorrow from the machine shop.


+1mm Valves... is a go.



Now, for the overdue, and toughest choice I've made all year (drumroll please).....The start of a suspension revision!! I must say thanks to both companies for the QUICK shipping given the economic circumstances - given the same set of circumstances, the subaru is also the first ever money pit that has taken me this deep into credit card territory, LOL. "Buy a subaru I said..." Seriously, I love the car. The fault, the blame, is all mine. Don't mind me as I am Just expressing some of my thoughts.















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